NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Fared-Week

By The Associated Press
January 18, 2026 | 8:07 PM

No. 1 Arizona (18-0) beat Arizona State 89-82; beat UCF 84-77.

No. 2 Iowa State (16-2) lost to Kansas 84-63; lost to Cincinnati 79-70.

No. 3 UConn (18-1) beat No. 25 Seton Hall 69-64; beat Georgetown 64-62.

No. 4 Michigan (16-1) beat Washington 82-72; beat Oregon 81-71.

No. 5 Purdue (17-1) beat Iowa 79-72; beat USC 69-64.

No. 6 Duke (17-1) beat California 71-56; beat Stanford 80-50.

No. 7 Houston (16-1) beat West Virginia 77-48.

No. 8 Nebraska (18-0) beat Oregon 90-55; beat Northwestern 77-58.

No. 9 Gonzaga (19-1) beat Washington State 86-65; beat Seattle 71-50.

No. 10 Vanderbilt (16-2) lost to Texas 80-64; lost to No. 19 Florida 98-94.

No. 11 BYU (16-2) beat TCU 76-70; lost to No. 15 Texas Tech 84-71.

No. 12 Michigan State (16-2) beat Indiana 81-60; beat Washington 80-63.

No. 13 Illinois (15-3) beat Northwestern 79-68; beat Minnesota 77-67.

No. 14 North Carolina (14-4) lost to Stanford 95-90; lost to California 84-78.

No. 15 Texas Tech (14-4) beat Utah 88-74; beat No. 11 BYU 84-71.

No. 16 Virginia (16-2) beat No. 20 Louisville 79-70; beat SMU 72-68.

No. 17 Arkansas (13-5) beat South Carolina 108-74; lost to No. 21 Georgia 90-76.

No. 18 Alabama (13-5) beat Mississippi State 97-82; beat Oklahoma 83-81.

No. 19 Florida (13-5) beat Oklahoma 96-79; beat No. 10 Vanderbilt 98-94.

No. 20 Louisville (13-5) lost to No. 16 Virginia 79-70; beat Pittsburgh 100-59.

No. 21 Georgia (15-3) lost to Ole Miss 97-95, OT; beat No. 17 Arkansas 90-76.

No. 22 Clemson (16-3) beat Boston College 74-50; beat Miami (FL) 69-59.

No. 23 Utah State (15-2) beat Nevada 71-62; lost to Grand Canyon 84-74.

No. 24 Tennessee (12-6) beat Texas A&M 87-82, 2OT; lost to Kentucky 80-78.

No. 25 Seton Hall (14-4) lost to No. 3 UConn 69-64; lost to Butler 77-66.

NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

By WTOP Staff
July 23, 2026 | 2:09 PM

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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